Wilbur Cooper
1912–1926 · bats R / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates
521G
.239AVG
.269OBP
.309SLG
More career statistics
293H
6HR
106RBI
12SB
216–178W–L
3,480.0IP
1,252K
2.89ERA
406GS
14SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,227 | 1,228 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 9 | 13 |
| Batting · Doubles | 34 | 33 |
| Batting · Hits | 293 | 292 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 140 | 139 |
| Batting · RBI | 106 | 103 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 12 | 11 |
| Batting · Triples | 17 | 18 |
| Batting · Walks | 47 | 46 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 14,377 | 14,416 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,119 | 1,128 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 10,440 | 10,434 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,252 | 1,266 |
| Pitching · p w | 853 | 851 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | 1,316 | 1,227 | 111 | 293 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 106 | 47 | 140 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 379 | .239 | .269 | .309 | .578 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,480.0 | 517 | 406 | 279 | 216 | 178 | 14 | 3,415 | 1,406 | 1,119 | 103 | 853 | 1,252 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 1.226 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1924-06-23 to 1924-09-03
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1917-08-14 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1916-08-26 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1920-05-10 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 275 | 633 | 145 | 2 | 43 | 30 | 67 | .247 | .276 | .328 |
| Away | 246 | 683 | 147 | 4 | 60 | 16 | 72 | .229 | .239 | .291 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 44 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .189 | .206 | .242 |
| May | 89 | 228 | 49 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 24 | .233 | .254 | .305 |
| June | 92 | 214 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 29 | .230 | .243 | .270 |
| July | 105 | 240 | 59 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 17 | .263 | .292 | .388 |
| August | 94 | 271 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 25 | .256 | .266 | .323 |
| September | 89 | 249 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 28 | .218 | .241 | .279 |
| October | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .312 | .353 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 85 | 225 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 19 | .204 | .213 | .251 |
| chicago-cubs | 79 | 184 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 28 | .264 | .288 | .345 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 78 | 203 | 46 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 24 | .240 | .256 | .286 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 76 | 200 | 49 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 20 | .263 | .285 | .360 |
| new-york-giants | 70 | 176 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 17 | .215 | .233 | .307 |
| cincinnati-reds | 66 | 164 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 21 | .221 | .244 | .292 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 55 | 154 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | .273 | .299 | .345 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 38 | 30 |
| 1913 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 26 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 93 | 40 |
| 1914 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 92 | 18 | – | 15 | – | .196 | 267 | 102 |
| 1915 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 61 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .115 | 185 | 71 |
| 1916 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 79 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .215 | 245 | 119 |
| 1917 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 103 | 21 | – | 5 | – | .204 | 298 | 99 |
| 1918 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 95 | 23 | – | 3 | 2 | .242 | 273 | 117 |
| 1919 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 101 | 29 | – | 7 | 5 | .287 | 286 | 107 |
| 1920 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 113 | 25 | – | 3 | – | .221 | 326 | 114 |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 122 | 31 | – | 9 | – | .254 | 327 | 135 |
| 1922 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 108 | 29 | 4 | 15 | – | .269 | 294 | 129 |
| 1923 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 107 | 28 | – | 9 | 2 | .262 | 294 | 77 |
| 1924 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 104 | 36 | – | 15 | 1 | .346 | 268 | 65 |
| 1925 |  Chicago Cubs | 32 | 82 | 17 | 2 | 10 | – | .207 | 212 | 41 |
| 1926 | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers | 16 | 22 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | .318 | 68 | 20 |